The Road of Grief

The Road of Grief

Loss It seems fitting that I am writing about grief on “Overdose Awareness Day.” How else can I honor my brother, Jason Paul Keels, than to write about the gaping hole in my heart? I still have his phone number- even though it belongs to somebody else now. For 6...
Bridges And Boxes

Bridges And Boxes

Building Bridges Over the past 7 weeks, our church has been on a mission of building bridges with boxes. In partnership with schools, other churches, and non-profits, we have distributed around 4000 boxes to families in our community. The boxes contain dairy, fruit,...
Reading Between The Lines

Reading Between The Lines

Looking at the screen, I read three words. “I give up.” I paused and clicked on the comments. There were three.  “Hang in there!”  “Praying for you!”  The last one read, “Hugs” with a cute smiley face emoji with hands. My internal wrestling began. Was...
Church: A Nation of Ministers

Church: A Nation of Ministers

On my way to church, I pass five other churches.     All of them display a cross. But each of them is different.  Some have a whiteboard with a cheesy joke, some don’t. Some have traditional buildings, others have unique ones....